The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-02-08
Miscellaneous Notes.


Springfield, Mass, is to have five-hundred
thousand-dollar union railway station erected
this year
The Pontiac 6 Pacific railroad has under con-
sideration extension of the line to Sault Ste.
Marie there forming q connection with the
Northern Pacific.
The farmers alliance anti-raroad crusade in
Minnesota has had one good result, theintroduc-
ton of bill, recommended by the State Rail-
road Commission, prohibiting stock-watering.
In Dakota strong railroad lobby has gath
cred to defeat bill which gives the railroad
commission power TO fix maximum freight rates
and to regulate the handling and grading Of
grain
In view of possible complications with the
Atchison system, the Southern Pacific contem-
plates bailding an independent line to San Diego,
and Santa Barbara is another point to which the
railroad company desire to extend.
Competition in southern California over the
orange traffic is very warm. Every means
is taken by the rival lines to secure as large a
share of the business as possible. Oranges
still shipped on passenger trains at freight rates,
and other special privileges are granted to the
shippers
President Clarke, of the Illinois Central and
of the Chicago, St Louis & New Orleans, has
issued circular denouncng the railroad COM
mission of Mississippi for rank injustice, and de-
clarine that he will take tie stump this year
against 1t. 1t is said he has large following
among the shippers and manufacturers.
The Union Pacific people are working a large
force of men on the Kansas extensions recently
laid out by them, and as soon as the weather
opens will cover their entire rights of way with
men and teams. Extensive preparations are
now being made for change of gauge in the
Kansas Central railway. which is controlled by
the Union Pacific.
Chattanooga has voted almost unanimously to
subscribe 500, 000 in bonds for the Chattanooga
& Southeastern railroad. This nsures the imme-
date building of the railroad from Chattanooga
to Carrollton, a distance of 40 miles. This rail-
road will connect with all Southern trunk lines
and be the eighth independent railroad center
ing at Chattanooga
The State canals standing subject for
| wrangling in Ohio, and the usual demand that
| they be abandoned is pending before the present
| Legislature The canals connect the Ohio river
with Lake Erie, represent an investment of $15,-
10000 and have made large earnings, though
they are no longer self-sustainlng. The railroads
| and the economists unite in declaring that the
| canal should
| The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy has made
! arrangements and bought rights into ST. Louis,
| and has leased in perpetuity full right of way
over the tracks of the Wabash, St Louis & Pa
| clfc railway, from St Peters, including all
| tracks. switches and terminal facilities in St.
| Louis, except certain freight warehouses 1t
will also straighten its line to Kansas City, re-
ducng the distance fifty miles.
| 1t is reported that the c., B. & @. railway in
| tends to adopt retalatory measures in case the
| city of Galeshurg aids the Atchison, Topeka 6
Santa Fe railway. The citizens of that city
| have raised about $500 900 to be given to the
through Galesburg. The reported threat by the
c., B. & @ railway is to the effect that all the
| shops of that road will be removed from Gales
| burg If the citizens give the money raised.